Don’t Be Cruel Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Don’t Be Cruel guitar lesson by Elvis Presley with guitar chords and strumming patterns. Now you can make this song super easy by ignoring the 7 chords and playing a regular Em and A7 for the entire. But if you want to stick more to the true nature of the song, feel free to throw them in.
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Don’t Be Cruel Guitar Chords:
Don’t Be Cruel Strumming Patterns:
Strumming:
> >
1 + 2+ 3+ 4+
DU DU DU DU
Strumming Option 2:
1 2 + 3 + 4 +
D U UDU
On the above strumming pattern, you can accent the bass note.
Don’t Be Cruel Guitar Lesson:
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Don’t Be Cruel Chord Chart:
Intro: *NOTE- you have to drop D tune for the intro to work*
E------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A--------0h2p0----------0h2p0--------------
E---0--4---------0--4----------------------
Verse:
D D D D
You know I can be found, sitting' home all alone
G G D D
If you can't come around, at least please telephone
Em7 A D D
Don't be cruel, to a heart that's true
Verse:
D D D D
Baby if I made you mad for something I might have said
G G D D
Please let's forget the past, the future looks bright ahead
Em7 A D D
Don't be cruel, to a heart that's true
Chorus:
G A7
I don't want no other love
G A7 D D (can use riff here)
Baby it's just you I'm thinking of
Verse:
D D D D
Don't stop thinking of me, don't make me feel this way
G G D D
Come on over here and love me, you know what I want you to say
Em7 A D D
Don't be cruel, to a heart that's true
Chorus:
G A7
Why should we be apart
G A7 D D
I really love you baby, cross my heart
Verse:
D D D D
Let's walk up to the preacher and let us say I do
G G
Then you'll know you'll have me,
D D
and I'll know that I'll have you
Em7 A D D (can use riff here)
Don't be cruel, to a heart that's true
Verse:
G A7
I don't want no other love
G A7 D D (Play and Mute)
Baby it's just you I'm thinking of
Em7 A D D
Don't be cruel,(ooh ooh) to a heart that's true
Em7 A D D
Don't be cruel,(ooh ooh) to a heart that's true
Chorus:
G A7
I don't want no other love
G A7 D D (strum & hold)
Baby it's just you I'm thinking of
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